Improvement in hand seeding-machines



s. e; RANDALL.

' Hand Seeder.

Patented June 24, 1856.

'7 UNITED STATES PATE T @rricij...

SILAS G. RANDALL, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND SEEDING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part .of Letters Patent No. 15,19d, dated June 24,1856,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIL'As G. RANDALL, of Rockford, in the county oflVinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new andusei'ullmprovements in Hand Seeding-Machines; and 1 do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, makinga partthercoffin which- Figurel represents in perspective thcposition of theseveral parts when the seed-slide is raised up in the sheath. Fig. 2represents in perspective the position of the several parts when theseed-slideisforced down to fill up the sheath. Fig. 3 represents atransverse section through the hopper and seed-slide and the sheath, theseed-slide being represented as raised up and ready to receive a chargeof grain, which is to be carried down and planted in a manner that Willbe described.

The nature of my invention relates to the holding of the tongue on theend of the seedslide locked within the sheath, so as to effectuallysecure it against the resistance of the earth when they are forced intothe ground, thus relieving the hands of the user, said looking andunlocking being done by the lever which actuates the seed-slide.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A is a straight bar of wood provided with a handle at its top, andhaving a metallic sheath, B, at its lower end. To the bar A is affixedat seed-receptacle, O, which has a slot, a, cut

through its bottom part, D, over the top of which slot is arranged abrush, 1), to-hold back all the seed except those that are to be carrieddown and planted at each motion of the slide. Against the side of thebar A the seed-slide E is arranged, so that it may freely move up anddown thereon. The seed-slide E has a recess, d, cut in it next the grainin the hopper, said recess being of the dimensions necessary to containthe quantity to be planted at each operation, or in each hill. The lowerend of the seed-slide fits closely the inside of the sheath B, the twopresenting, as it'were,

a solid tongue when they are to be forced into the ground. On the top ofthe seed-slide is attached a metallic piece, F, which has a squareshoulder, 6, formed on one of its sides, and a spring, f, on theopposite side thereto.

The metallic piece or head F slides through a guide-piece, G, which isafiixed to the bar A. Near the top of the bar A is connected an in--clining arm, H, and on said arm is a guide, I,

through which the upper end. of the lever J passes and vibrates, thelower end of said lever J being pivoted down near the bottom of the barA. At about the center of the lever J is pivoted one end of an arm orconnectingbar, L, the other end of said arm or bar being pivoted to thetop of the metallic piece or head F on top of the seed-slide. It will beperceived that the arm or barL has considerable inclination from itspoint of connection.

at the top of the seed-slide to its attachment to the lever J. This isdone so that said arm e, passing under the guide G, itbeing forced.

there by the springf asit passes through said guide. In this positionthe tongue and sheath may be forcedinto the ground by the bar A alone,if the user so elects, because the tongue cannot rise in the sheath,itbeing rigidly locked therein. When the sheathis properly inserted inthe ground the lever J is then drawn up into the position shown inFig.1. The first part of the movement of the lever J pushes the top ofthe seed-slidein a lateral direction, and thus moves the shoulder e fromunder the guide G. Then by continuingthe motion of the lever theseed-slide rises up vertically until in the position shown in Fig. 3.WVhen in this position there is a direct communication from the openinga, which held a charge of seed, to the bottom of the sheath.

Now bring the lever J into the position shown in Fig. 2, and the seedwhich hadjust dropped from a to the bottom of the sheath is forced intothe ground by the end of the seed-slide, and by the same descent thereceptacle d carries past the brush b,into the space a, the charge forthe next hill, the seed-slide being locked, and it and the sheath beingin proper position for again being forced intothe ground. For eachseparate planting, alter the tongue tion of the seed-slide, the lockingand unlocking of it at each planting operation,so that the tongue shallbe firmly held against the resistance of the earth in forcing it and thesheath therein, substantially as herein described.

SILAS G. RANDALL.

'Witnesses:

I. G. MANLOVE, H. H. WALDE.

